MERCERSBURG - Tuscarora Wildlife Education Project on Feb. 3 will host Hersheypark's ZooAmerica in a program called "Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tails."

The program will begin at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of James Buchanan High School, 4773 Fort Loudon Road.

Cost to attend is $4 for adults and $2 for school-age children. TWEP members enter free.

The Charles Brightbill Environmental Center, behind the school at 4881 Fort Loudon Road, will be open from 2 to 3 p.m. and for a short period following the program for visitors to view art on display from Tuscarora Area School District's area elementary schools.

Snow date for the program is March 3.

Rock slide requires towpath closure

CUMBERLAND. Md. - A rock slide that occurred Jan. 20 has blocked a 100-foot section the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath near the east end of the Paw Paw Tunnel.

The tunnel and nearby section of towpath will remain closed until repairs are made. Hikers may detour by using the Paw Paw Tunnel Hill Trail.

For more information, call the towpath's Cumberland Visitor Center at (301) 722-8226.

Programs are open to the public on two weekends, Feb. 23 and 24 and March 2 and 3. Activities are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, with pancake breakfasts preceding from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.; and from noon to 3 p.m. Sundays.

Registration is required for this indoor-outdoor program that offers hands-on demonstrations and displays.

To register for public programs or to schedule a group visit, contact the office at 642-5840 or info@strawberryhill.org.